Bear Down Baffa

The Bears went down to NOLA on Sunday to make a statement to the NFC.  Unfortunately, that statement was an unequivocal and synchronous: “We’re not ready yet.”  And it was an argument they came prepared to defend.  Along with Zach “If You Read This Blog, You Saw This Coming” Miller’s freak knee injury (which literally took points off the board), we bone-headed the crap out of this game by figuratively taking points off the board as well.  Trubisky threw a bunch, but his most notable toss – his last – was caught by the Saints.  Even our defense came up lame.  Sure, the Saints are good.  But after lining up next to them, the Bears clearly don’t have a leg (or knee) to stand on in the NFC debate.

Miller’s last play.  And his last drop.

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Cam Newton thinks he’s Superman.  But while I’m fairly certain Superman wouldn’t lose a Super Bowl if he really played in one, Bear rookie Eddie “12 Points In 12 Minutes” Jackson was the only player on either team to reach the endzone Sunday.  And he did it twice – both from 75 yards, both on defense, and both in just 11½ minutes.  He got his 1st before Trubisky even took a snap, and we only ran 11 plays before his 2nd (though we did find time to miss a FG).  And as Jackson netted almost as many yards as our offense and special teams combined, Truby put on a tie and glasses, climbed into a phone booth, and got the hell out of the way.  And while he was in there, he made a call about the NFL playoff schedule.  Yeah, that’s right, I said playoffs.

Newton watches Jackson run off with his cape – and 6 points

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They say defense wins championships.  Well it can also win sloppy regular-season games.  In our best impression of a Lovie Smith team since we actually were one, the Bears got off the bus running, and didn’t stop for 68 minutes.  And we served the full Lovie-style menu, complete with your running, your menacing (and scoring) defense, your QB being a non-factor, more of your running, your almost blowing it, and then for dessert, your barely hanging on to win.  And the timing is ironic, as this is our first road win since the last time we faced Lovie (Dec. 2015).  In Lovie’s defense, he did have Conte on his team that day.

It took 5 years, but our Lovie-level D is finally back!

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Well, there’s one thing Mitchell “The Biscuit” Trubisky’s NFL debut wasn’t:  boring.  It also wasn’t great, good, or unBearslike.  But what was arguably the most exciting Bear loss in decades, this game had it all – except, of course, the W.  But come on, you weren’t expecting this kid to be Tom Brady, were you?  In his first game!?  I’m just glad he didn’t die, which is where I set the bar, and now we have something to build on.  Until now, it’s been like watching The Revolution open for Prince – everyone’s really just waiting for Prince to come out.  And that’s what Trubisky is – he’s our Prince.  And our Revolution.  He’s our little red corvette.  Our raspberry beret.  Sure, he didn’t party like it’s 1999, but he is a sexy mf’er.  And he would.  Die 4.  U.

This is what it looks like when doves cry

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